{"id":"d5c3c5e5-f853-43ad-8a28-c394c8e3ced1","task":"Look up a New York certified pesticide applicator through DEC's NYSPAD database","domain":"dec.ny.gov","steps":["Use NYSPAD (New York State Pesticide Administration Database) at extapps.dec.ny.gov/nyspad/find to search certified applicators/technicians by name, county, or category","Cross-reference the certificate number, DEC region, expiration date, and certification category returned by NYSPAD","For recertification/CEU rules, check Cornell Cooperative Extension's Pesticide Safety Education Program (psep.cce.cornell.edu)","For New York's separate 'pesticide applicator technician' pathway (works under a certified applicator without full certification), see DEC's technician guidance page"],"gotchas":["NYSPAD is a lookup/verification tool, not the underlying license-issuing system - resolve discrepancies through DEC directly","New York distinguishes 'certified applicator' from 'pesticide technician' (a supervised, lesser credential) - don't conflate the two categories when reading search results"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d5c3c5e5-f853-43ad-8a28-c394c8e3ced1"}